Bean flees to the stars with three of his children - the three who share the engineered genes that gave him both hyper-intelligence and a short, cruel physical life. The time dilation granted by the speed of their travel gives Earth's scientists generations to seek a cure, to no avail. In time, they are forgotten - a fading ansible signal speaking of events lost to Earth's history. But the Delphikis are about to make a discovery that will let them save themselves, and perhaps all of humanity in days to come. For there in space before them lies a derelict Formic colony ship. Aboard it, they will find both death and wonders - the life support that is failing on their own ship, room to grow, and labs in which to explore their own genetic anomaly and the mysterious disease that killed the ship's colony.
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"Card's latest installment in his Shadow subseries...does a superlative job of dramatically portraying the maturing process of child into adult.... Card makes the important point that there's always more than one side to every issue. Fans will marvel at how subtly he has prepared for the clever resolution." --"Publishers Weekly, "starred review, on "Shadow of the Giant"
""Shadow of the Giant" is a fitting and satisfying continuation to the Ender series, although it is not a conclusion. Card...seems to indicate that he will at some point return to follow Bean's family and the other Battle School Children as they expand throughout the galaxy." --SF Site.com
"Once again, Card keeps the action, danger, and intrigue levels high...paves the way for further Ender-Bean developments; and leaves his readers eagerly awaiting them." --"Booklist" on "Shadow Puppets"
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ORSON SCOTT CARD is the internationally bestselling author of "Ender's Game." He lives in Greensboro, NC.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Ian K
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Whilst this version does give you the story, it is massively abbreviated.
So, I think the term "enhanced version" is a huge misnomer, if anything it is a significantly lessened version and this should be made much clearer in the product description. I have greatly enjoyed every other book in the Ender and Shadow series so this one has been a disappointment indeed.
Please update the product description to make this version's curtailed nature clearer, I would not have purchased it had I known this.
Apart from that your service in the past has been exemplary.
Regards,
Ian K
So, I think the term "enhanced version" is a huge misnomer, if anything it is a significantly lessened version and this should be made much clearer in the product description. I have greatly enjoyed every other book in the Ender and Shadow series so this one has been a disappointment indeed.
Please update the product description to make this version's curtailed nature clearer, I would not have purchased it had I known this.
Apart from that your service in the past has been exemplary.
Regards,
Ian K
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Barlow
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Being a big Orson Scott Card fan I would have jumped into any new book of his and anything Ender Saga related especially. He seems to be coming out with quite a few new books around the Ender Saga and, although that may not be a bad thing it might just feel like a bit of a cash in, especially with a new movie out next year based on Ender's Game. Much of the reviews for this book were not positive which worried me just slightly and much of the comments where if this is something of a cash, is there more story to be taken out of Bean's life? It started out fine as a spin off but it still felt like a story that should have been told but now this far in, is it?
Well, there is a story to be told but I just don't know if it should have been sold as a novel. The book is very short at just over two hundred pages and that's in large type. Still, is that so bad? Maybe not. But it really is a short story sold in a hard cover.
Bean will be familiar to any readers of the Ender Saga as well as any readers of the spin-off shadows series and this seems to set up the end of his story. He is dying and in a space ship going at near light speed. As time passes normal for everyone inside, outside hundreds of years have passed in the hope that scientists will be able to come up with a cure for his and his three kids disease. But they haven't and what does that mean for Bean and his children?
I liked this story and it had a bittersweet ending. Although short in length there is a good story here and it even managed to come up with some answers about the alien race from Ender's Game which was unexpected but good that it was included.
Its worth a read but not really worth the money for a full priced novel.
Well, there is a story to be told but I just don't know if it should have been sold as a novel. The book is very short at just over two hundred pages and that's in large type. Still, is that so bad? Maybe not. But it really is a short story sold in a hard cover.
Bean will be familiar to any readers of the Ender Saga as well as any readers of the spin-off shadows series and this seems to set up the end of his story. He is dying and in a space ship going at near light speed. As time passes normal for everyone inside, outside hundreds of years have passed in the hope that scientists will be able to come up with a cure for his and his three kids disease. But they haven't and what does that mean for Bean and his children?
I liked this story and it had a bittersweet ending. Although short in length there is a good story here and it even managed to come up with some answers about the alien race from Ender's Game which was unexpected but good that it was included.
Its worth a read but not really worth the money for a full priced novel.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book, eagerly awaited, was disappointingly short. The story line was basically about three bickering children with more than a hint of Arthur C, Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama! The other Shadow books have been some of the best Card has written but this last one is a poor addition to the evolving story.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Short and bland :(
Not up to his normal standard but brought closure to one of his popular characters.
Shame really as a good opportunity lost.
Shame really as a good opportunity lost.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Robert J. Nash
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not really in the same league as the other Shadow books
I have to agree that Orson Card has seemingly just gone through the motions with this one. OK it continues the story of Bean after he leaves Earth but does not seem anywhere near... Read more
Published 4 months ago by I. W. R. BARTRAM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great series
Bought as a gift for partner as he loves ths series and has definitely enjoyed readong this one too - would recommend
Published 4 months ago by MISS ELIZABETH L CLEOBURY
2.0 out of 5 stars
A weak end to a strong story
The enhanced edition was probably a poor choice. The illustrations do not reproduce well on a Kindle and the abridgement shortens an already short book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mark
2.0 out of 5 stars
"Satisfactory"
Not a great new work sadly; it seems clear that he had a basic plot line and the characters of the children - which are well done - but didn't really know how to work it through. Read more
Published 14 months ago by B. Patterson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable.
An enjoyable story, well written as expected and a nice continuation for the Shadow saga. Bean's children seem well developed and are enjoyable characters. Read more
Published 14 months ago by BGC91
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